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ReadyNAS 426 - problem with alert emails
ReadyNAS 426. Hello friends, I have suddenly developed a problem with email alerts. It's been working all along, but yesterday it stopped. No idea why; I haven't changed anything. I went to the ...
hellwiththis wrote:
I must admit I'm a bit confused here....didn't we just establish that I can't use gmail? Unless I want to deal with their two-tiered security thing, which I really don't.
There are two parts to the alert setup
- who you want the alert emailed to
- what email account you want the alert mailed from.
You can set up the the alerts to be sent from Yahoo, and have them sent both to yahoo and to gmail.
Not sure if you can remove yahoo from the to list or not - it didn't matter to me, so I didn't try that.
hellwiththis wrote:
About that, what are you going to do?
I am still leaving 2FA off with gmail for now. I might change that later on (since I can trust the computer I normally use to read email).
But as far as alerts go, I've already shifted to sending from my yahoo account to my gmail address, and I think I'll just leave it that way.
I must admit I'm a bit confused here....didn't we just establish that I can't use gmail? Unless I want to deal with their two-tiered security thing, which I really don't.
Also, thanks for the good info about these other email clients. I need to figure out what I'm going to do about getting alerts.
About that, what are you going to do? Will you go with the two-tiered security and continue using gmail for your alerts? If you recommend it, I'm going to trust your judgement, as you've always given me proper advice, and I'm most grateful. peace, have a great weekend.
hellwiththis wrote:
I must admit I'm a bit confused here....didn't we just establish that I can't use gmail? Unless I want to deal with their two-tiered security thing, which I really don't.
There are two parts to the alert setup
- who you want the alert emailed to
- what email account you want the alert mailed from.
You can set up the the alerts to be sent from Yahoo, and have them sent both to yahoo and to gmail.
Not sure if you can remove yahoo from the to list or not - it didn't matter to me, so I didn't try that.
hellwiththis wrote:
About that, what are you going to do?
I am still leaving 2FA off with gmail for now. I might change that later on (since I can trust the computer I normally use to read email).
But as far as alerts go, I've already shifted to sending from my yahoo account to my gmail address, and I think I'll just leave it that way.
Very good advice as always, StephenB. Many many thanks. Have a great weekend! peace
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